MIA81FA099

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · St.Thomas, VI · July 23, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 23, 1981
Place
St.Thomas, VI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1349PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810723044859A
Case key
125050

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1601  81/7/23  NR.ST.THOMAS,VI       PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1349P              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 27, 2300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.BARTHELEMY,FWI          ST.THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OUTBOARD PORTION OF L WING FOUND FLOATING IN WTR.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1349P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.